The Kid from Chaaba

1998 1h 36m FR

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6.4

MID

★6.4TMDB · 15

Drama

Synopsis

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Le Gone du Chaâba (The Kid of the Chaaba), translated into English as Shantytown Kid by Naima Wolf, is an autobiographical novel by Azouz Begag about his life as a young Algerian boy growing up in a shantytown next to Lyon, France, called the Chaâba by its inhabitants. The story covers a period of approximately three years in the life of the protagonist and deals with issues developing from the clash between two cultures, that of France and that of North Africa, as well as the difficulties of finding a cultural identity between the two. The story focuses on the cultural differences between the Arab and French communities, as well as how the two groups react to each other

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Bouzid Negnoug
Omar
Mohamed Fellag
Bouzid
Nabil Ghalem
Hacène
Galamelah Lagra
Farid
Kenza Bouanika
Zohra
Amina Medjoubi
Messaouda
Lounès Tazairt
Saïd
François Morel
Monsieur Grand

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Christophe Ruggia
Languages: French, Arabic
Countries: France

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Arabic.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Nicole Dedieu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Bouzid Negnoug and Mohamed Fellag and Nabil Ghalem carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0139249 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Christophe Ruggia directs. Nicole Dedieu cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in French, Arabic.

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128 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, Arabic.
3Editor Nicole Dedieu shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Bouzid Negnoug and Mohamed Fellag and Nabil Ghalem carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0139249 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 15 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.